Vaughan Skinker writes about the many projects she's worked on during her time with CHANGE (Children’s Hospital Advisory Network for Growth and Empowerment) and 412 Youth Zone (one stop center for youth services located in downtown Pittsburgh).

Oftentimes, public health overlaps with a variety of other domains and competencies in the fight to improve health. What makes the field unique is its focus on creating systems that contribute to positive health outcomes.

Leah Pope is a Health Educator at East Liberty Family Health Care Center, a Federally Qualified Health Care Center dedicated to serving Pittsburgh’s, and its surrounding area’s, underserved, underinsured, and uninsured population. At her site, she is organizing patient education groups and assisting patients in transitions of care to reduce hospital admissions.